Where does “hryggikt” come from?
hryggikt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gigt, from Danish gigt, from Middle Low German gicht, from Proto-Germanic jihtiz, from Proto-Germanic jehaną, from Proto-Indo-European yék-e-ti, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.
hryggikt (Icelandic): ankylosing spondylitis
Definitions
- ankylosing spondylitis
Ancestry of “hryggikt”, step by step
hryggikt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic gigt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | gigt | rheumatism, arthritis, gout |
| 2 | Danish | gigt | rheumatism, arthritis, gout |
| 3 | Middle Low German | gicht | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jihtiz | statement, confession; pain, cramp; paralysis |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | jehaną | to speak, say, express |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yék-e-ti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yek- | to utter |
via Icelandic hryggur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hryggur | sad, regretful, sorrowful, woeful; the spine, the... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hryggr | backbone, spine; a ridge; afflicted, grieved, sad |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrugjaz | back; spine; ridge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krewk- | to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |